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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy S7 edge specs comparison

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Last updated: February 21st, 2016 at 19:41 UTC+01:00

Samsung has unveiled its 2016 flagship handsets today and they're everything we expected them to be, and then some. The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge have been announced today, last year Samsung also launched the Galaxy S6 edge+ a few months later, it was essentially the Galaxy S6 edge but with a larger display. Considering the fact that the Galaxy S7 edge already has a 5.5-inch Quad HD display there doesn't seem to be much room in the lineup now to squeeze in a Galaxy S7 edge+ as well. If you're wondering how the two handsets stack up, check out the comparison table below.

Galaxy S6 edge+ Galaxy S7 edge
Display 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED Edge panel 5.5-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED Edge panel
Processor Exynos 7420 Exynos 8890/Snapdragon 820
RAM 4GB 4GB
Rear Camera 16-megapixel f/1.9 ISOCELL/IMX240 12-megapixel f/1.7 Dual Pixel, 1.4 micron pixels
Front camera 5-megapixel f/1.9 5-megapixel f/1.7
Storage 32/64GB 32/64GB, microSD slot (up to 200 GB)
Software Android 5.1 Lollipop Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Battery 3,000 mAh, fast wired and wireless charging 3,600 mAh, fast wired and wireless charging
Other features Samsung Pay, Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay, Fingerprint Sensor, IP68 water resistance
Phone Galaxy S6 Edge PlusGalaxy S7 edge
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